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William Louis Patterson was born in Bernie, Missouri, on October 4, 1920, to J.G. Patterson and Maudie Myrtle (Lane) Patterson. He passed from this life on December 28, 2020, in Rockwall, Texas. One of seven siblings, he was raised in a share-cropper family in Stoddard County. There he met Eva Mae Barrett, and they were married on June 8, 1940, in Tallapoosa, Missouri, where he continued to farm. He entered the United States Army Air Corps in 1942 and served during World War II as a medic in Chabua, India, near the Burma border. After he returned from the war, and after two children came along, the family moved to Southern California in 1948. There he worked on avocado and citrus ranches for several years in northern San Diego County. The family settled in Fallbrook and William found federal civil service employment at Camp Pendleton in the late 1950s. He retired from civil service in 1985, and after spending several years in the nearby town of Vista, he moved to Conroe, Texas, to be near his daughter. In 2014 he moved to Rockwall, Texas, and most recently lived at Brookdale Summer Ridge senior living. He is survived by his son, William Jr. of Rockwall, Texas, daughter Carol Jefferis of Madisonville, Texas, six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren. A public Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 16, at 1:00 PM at Reflections at Rest Haven Funeral Home-Rockwall Location, 2500 State Highway 66 East, Rockwall TX 75087. Private interment with military honors will take place at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. The service will also be live-streamed; please go to www.oneroomstreaming.com, click on the "watch your service" icon and use Event ID: resthavenrockwall Password: YJKNPZ

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William Louis Patterson

October 4, 1920 - December 28, 2020